diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/templates/bricks/manage/popup-export-excel.html.twig b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/templates/bricks/manage/popup-export-excel.html.twig
index a6922d0ff..1df80d4d1 100644
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/templates/bricks/manage/popup-export-excel.html.twig
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/templates/bricks/manage/popup-export-excel.html.twig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     var sDataState = 'not-yet-started';
-    var sOQL = "{{ sOQL|raw }}";
+    var sOQL = "{{ sOQL|json_encode|raw }}";
     var sFormat = 'xlsx';
     var sFields = "{{ sFields }}";